 After her film and television career began to wane, Darcel, aged 41, became an ecdysiast (stripper), appearing in West Coast theatres in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Oakland, and Los Angeles.She retired from stripping after a few years and returned to the cabaret circuit, making a few appearances on television.In 1991, she was cast as "Solange La Fitte" in the Los Angeles 20th anniversary revival of the musical "Follies", produced by the Long Beach Civic Light Opera.